Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-07-14
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
IOWA.


IOWA.
"A soldiers monument is being talked
OF at Dubuque.
Tho salary of the Winterset postmaster
has been increased from 81, 200 to $1,000.
Ottumwa would be pleased to have the
August brigade encampment held in that
city.
"A Cedar Rapids being became 30 en-
ragged at n team of horses in his care that
he kicked both horses SO fearfully that one
died, and the other is in poor state of
health.
"A Davenport rifle team carried of the
honors of the fifth annual contest of the
Northwestern shooting society, and their
captain, George Cook, made the highest in
dividunl score.
An old man named Foote was SO badly
injured by q runaway at Council Bluffs
that he IS not expected to live. The acci-
dent was the result of reckless driving on
the part of n man named Given.
The Davenport Democrat says two
men were arrested there and fined $50 and
costs ench for Fighting and disturbing the
police" man who would wantonly dis
turb the police should be shot or hung.
The Council Bluffs city council has
passed to its second reading an ordinance
granting to the gus company an extension
of ills charter for q period of twenty five
viii, fha if,hf To c1,orr o{ a<1f
SO per thousand for its product, and much
indignation is manifested at the prospect
of having such monopoly fastened upon
the people.
The Council Bluffs canning factory
will do about twice the business the pres
ent year that it did last. The company has
500 acres of corn, 800 acres OF tomatoes
and ten acres of squashes, besides which
large amount Of corn and tomatoes have
been contracted for with outside parties.
About 800 hands will be employed this
season.
"A large prohibition meeting was
held at Muscatine recently at which several
prominent men made speeches. w. H.
Richie, strong prohibitionist, was OBJ
served in the audience and was called upon
TO speak. lie stated his opinions SO
clearly and forcibly that he was Kissed and
jeered into silence.
"A man named A. X. Smith was driving
across the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern railway track mt Clinton when a
moving freight train struck his wagon, ut
terly demolishing the vehicle and instantly
killing the man. Smith was sober, hard
working man with wife and two children
and was well known in that city by the
nickname of "Holy Moses"
For some time bnck SO many petty
thefts have occurred IN Northwestern Van
Burcn county that detectives were set 1T
work to discover the thieves Their in
yestigations resulted in the arrest of Harry
Vance, Geo. Klise and Albert Van Winkle.
Wm. Van Winkle escaped arrest by run
ming away. The proof against the gang
is positive and they will all no doubt re-
ceive the full benefit of the law.
Hans Ploog, of Council Bluffs, drove
out into the country few miles, stole
. about twenty four bushels of corn and re-
turned home. His tracks were not sutfi-
ciently covered, and he was traced to his
barn and the corn found in his wagon. He
offered to compromise, but the offer was
refused and he was arrested and fined SIS
and costs and compelled to pay for the
corn. which finally cost him more than q
dollar bushel in the crib.
"A couple Of Dubuque dudes, acconl-
panied by pair of hashily dressed fe-
males, drove to sylvan retreat about ten
niles north of that city few evenings ago
and made night hideous with their orgies.
Finally one of the women was choked into
insensibility by the others, when farmer
who was passing by interfered and the
three drove hurriedly away leaving their
maltreated companion to be returned to the
city by the farmer.
The wife of Frank Lyle, Belfast
young man, eloped with boarder named
p. w. Sherry. Tho fugitives vera traced
to Bonaparte and found fast asleep in each
others arms at hotel in that town. The
wronged husband proposed to prosecute
ouerry. put sWueu ue learueu tnat IL WOulu
bo necessary to prosecute both of the cul-
prits or neither of them, he dropped the
suit, returned home and applied for di-
yorce
Mrs. John Hall disappeared from her
home Mt Rock Valley recently and as her
reason was somewhat unseated by sickness,
it was feared she had drowned herself.
Scores of people engaged in searching the
river, until the news was received that the
missing woman had been found in the
woods above Doom. She had made little
shelter and attempted to hide from the
searchers. She had been away from home
twenty-four hours without food and scant-
ily clothed. aud during the time heavy
rain storm had fallen.